Lindsay Lohan Is Suing 'GTA V' Makers Claiming The Game Stole Her Likeness — See For Yourself

Lindsay Lohan has filed a lawsuit against the makers
of the "Grand Theft Auto V" video game.

In the suit, Lohan claims that character Lacey Jonas is
an “unequivocal” reference to the actress, depicting her image,
voice, and styles from her clothing line.
The game even shows the character avoiding paparazzi outside of
the Chateau Marmont Hotel, where Lohan once
lived.

When Lohan initially started to craft the lawsuit in December ...Michael Buckner/Getty Images

... many assumed she was going to sue over this
bikini model character who kind of resembles the
actress.Rockstar

While she may flash the peace sign like
Lohan, model Shelby Welinder has confirmed (by
posting her "GTA V" contract to Twitter) that the bikini image is
based off of her.Ian Gavan/Getty Images

But the part Lohan has a real problem with is during a gameplay
moment when the Lacey Jonas character hides from paparazzi
and gets frustrated when someone doesn't recognize her to help
her.

The character exclaims, "I'm really famous! I didn't do
anything — this is my average commute ... I am so
fat, oh my God, they cannot get a shot of me! How’s my
hair? Do I look cute?"

Lohan's suit claims that Rockstar Games used her image for the
in-game character of Lacey, "an anorexic actress constantly on
the run from voracious celebrity photographers and fans,"
according to International Business Times.

Below is the specific character Lohan is suing over:Rockstar

Rockstar

Watch the gameplay moment in question below:

Take-Two
Interactive Software and Rockstar Games have declined comment on
the lawsuit, but Forbes "doubts the case has
legs," considering "the character in question was not
specifically Lohan, and engages in entirely fictional activities
that are designed to parody a certain type of celebrity."

“As a general matter, you will not be held liable for using
someone’s name or likeness in a creative, entertaining, or
artistic work that is transformative, meaning
that you add some substantial creative element over and above the
mere depiction of the person. In other words, the First Amendment
ordinarily protects you if you use someone’s name or likeness to
create something new that is recognizably your own, rather than
something that just evokes and exploits the person’s identity.”

But this isn't the first time an actress has called out a video
game for allegedly using her likeness. Last year, Ellen Page
accused the makers of "The Last of Us" of using her likeness for a character named
"Ellie."

Page later said on Reddit: "I guess I should be flattered
that they ripped off my likeness, but I am actually acting in a
video game called "Beyond Two Souls," so it was not appreciated."